AirPenguins

Independent flight in a sea of air

The AirPenguins, which fly as a group, accurately simulate the movements of their natural counterparts: thanks to their 3-D structure with Fin Ray Effect® at the front and back, they glide through the water just like real penguins.

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Their passively twisting flippers enable the penguins to fly both forwards and backwards. The buoyancy of the ultra-light AirPenguins is assured by way of a helium-filled ballonet.

Autonomous systems with collective behaviour

The group of three autonomously flying penguins floats through a defined area of space, which is mapped by ultrasound transmission stations. The penguins move about freely within this space. A microcontroller enables the penguins to explore the space independently, or within a defined set of parameters.